The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

~ steel and iron, are being built in England for
Hindostan. in the expectation that they will
prove less perishable in that climate than cars
of wood.
AN interesting addition to the population of
Calaveras county, Cal, is promised, in the shape
of a colony of Japanese farmers Land has
been bought for them near Valley Springs ana
two pioneer members of the colony are already
at work on it.
THE New York hotels are generally comply
ing with the law relative to ropes and fire es-
capes, the Mayor being determined upon its
vigorous enforcement. Hotels of ordinary size
can be fitted up according to the requirements
at an expense of about $500 each.
THE following, called a railroad problem, is
going the rounds A freight train one mile in
length stopped with the caboose just opposite
the depot. The conductor got orders to move
his train to the next station, which was just five
miles distant. He gave the engineer the order
to move, WHICH the latter did while the con-
ductor walked over head ON top of the cars and
got there just as the engine arrived at the next
station, where he got off. The question is, how
far did he walk; or, as he was walking during
the entire five miles, did he ride at ally
ONE of the simplest and at the same time one
of the most efficient of barometers is a spiders
web. When there is prospect Of rain or wind
the spider shortens the filaments from which its
web is suspended and leaves things in this state
as long as the weather is variable. If the insect
elongates its thread it is a sign of fine, calm,
weather, the duration of which may he judged
of by the length to which the threads are let
out. Ii the spider remains inactive it is a sign
of rain, but if, on the contrary it keeps at work
during rain the latter will not last long and
will be followed by fine weather. Other observa-
tons have taught that the spider makes changes
in its web every tWenty-four hours, and that II
such changes are made in the evening, just
before sunset, the night will be clear and beau
tiful.
OF the objects displayed at the exhibition re-
Gently held at Hanoi for Tong king is already
sufficiently Tin the movement as the French
say, to have had little World s Fair of its own
none took the fancy of the natives so much as
| an immense case of corsetS of the most modern
| and most approved shapes and shades. Black
and white, red and yellow, lavender and gray
every tint was represented, and every material
and style as well. The Jeanne dare, the
''Parissen," the Indispensable" the ''Seduis-
ant" the ''CuiraSse" the "Tonknos,n were
| voted one more bewitching than another by the
Tonkinese ladies, who eagerly bought up the en-
| tire stock. They scout the notion of hiding the
treasured acquisitions which they contemplate
with so much pride themselves, and the corset
is worn for the time being as the outward COW
ering of the body by all the ladies of fashion IN
that part of the world.
A VESSEL has just been launched at the I'm
perial dockyard at Wilhelmshaven which marks
new departure in German naval architecture.
1t is the cruiser Swallow whose dimensions are,
length 81 metres breadth 8 SO metres, and depth
$50 metres, the tonnage being 1900 tons. The
Swallow is composite ship, with twin engines
of 500 horse power driving two screws, which
give speed of 1879 knots The vessel is armed
with eight long 1016 centimetre Krupp guns, for
firing in the direction of the keel the rest being
revolving cannon. The crew numbers 1870 The
vessel is not, of course, intended to take its
place side by side with arlnored vessels in the
contingency of a naval war; but will be en-
ploye1 on foreign service especially in cruising
about the coasts Of African colonies. Scarcely
ten months interviewed between the laying of the
keel and the launch of the ship.
FELIX REGAMY, a French artist, well known in
Boston but now living in Paris, has made the
very interesting discovery that the family of a
plaster moulder. by the name of Hubbard, has in
its possession a bronze copy full size, of the
marble statue of Washington by Houdon, and
that it can be bought for s., 00c In a communi-
cation to the Paris Figaro NJ. Regamy alludes
to a proposition made in this country soon after
the erection of the Liberty statue in
New York harbor, that the Americans
should take up subscriptions in the
larger cities for the purpose of present
ing to France a statue of one of our eminent
men, by an American sculptor, as a recognition
of the gift of Liberty. In place of this he sug.
gests that hint be made to the government of
the United States that it should buy the bronze
Houdon and give it to the Gallery of the Louvre.
THE Welsh newspapers contain reports of an
exciting incident in connection with the annual
regatta at Newport, Pembrokeshire. During the
progress of the regatta the sea became rough
and several of the boats had very narrow es-
capeS. Excitement was caused among the null
ttude on shore when it was discovered that the
barge bearing the officers and committee was in
peril, The vessel had been carried into the bay
and seas were breaking over it. There were
twenty persons aboard, including three children
and two injured men. The excitement among
the crowds on the beach was intensified when
the telescope revealed that those on board the
craft were absolutely helpless, having neither
oars, masts, nor sails. In few minutes the
Clevedon life-boat was launched, and the persons
in peril were rescued with great difficulty.
Hardly had the last person leaped into the life
boat than the barge filed with water and sank
Tumultuous cheering was raised by the crowds
as the life-boat returned.
A SMALL steam yacht has just been con-
structed at Yonkers, N. Y, the dts gners and
owners of which expect with her to beat the
famous Stletto. The new boat is 30 feet long,
with feet beam. The draught is very light,
being inches forward and q inches aft She
has no Skeg or stern post Her keel curves from
the stem to her extreme overhang at the stern.
She is built of oak, the surface being made very
smooth. On the keel is a casting very in
geniously formed to hold the shaft, which makes
a close connection with the engine. Her wheel
is of phosphor bronze Is inches in diameter,
with Pc feet pitch, and having two fianges. The
the Stern, and is described as working like a
fishsS tail. The engine is compact and light 1t
is the boiler on which much of the success of
the experiment is supposed to depend Inside
of it is coil of double copper tubing one tube
being placed within another. In the smaller or
central tube petroleum is placed, and in the
outer tube water. small fire heats the coil
producing vapor from the oil and steam from
the water. This vapor and steam produce an
intense heat The whole is tightly sealed up.
and no oxygen is drawn from the atmosphere.
This it is claimed, is the great secret Of the ex-
pertinent.
A WRITER in the Vienna AHgemeine Zeit,no
describes an interesting episode in the life of
Col. Sudeikin, the st. Petersburg Chief of Police,
whose assassins were but recently sentenced TO
death. ION Saturday in the first weeks of the
year 1888, " he writes, La Perichole' was per-
formed in the Demidoff Theatre at Moscow. I
orchestra, and next to me sat police officer
who seemed TO know everybody. 1t was Col
Sudeikin, a handsome young man of elegant
appearance, whose faultless military dress was
very becoming to him. A singer had inst
finished the famous romanza of the let
ter when flame was seen TO shoot up
between the wings the left side
Fire. / called to the police officer We
are lost, sitting we do behind the orchestra.
far from the exits, in this wooden structure
Don't bulge he called. drawing revolver
with one hand and violently pressing INV arm
with the other, simultaneously jumping upon
his seat. Menacing the crowd with his weapon.
he called in voice of thunder: In the name of
the Emperor. let everybody remain in his seatr
And now Witnessed most remarkable scene
On the one side there was q stage wrapped in